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Capacity Building: Sustainability Tools for Hoop Magic Lenore Butcher Kuch November 16, 2006

Capacity Building: Sustainability Tools for Hoop Magic Lenore Butcher Kuch November 16, 2006. Primary Factors for Sustainability. What practices have helped after-school programs sustain their efforts?

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Capacity Building: Sustainability Tools for Hoop Magic Lenore Butcher Kuch November 16, 2006

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  1. Capacity Building: Sustainability Tools forHoop Magic Lenore Butcher KuchNovember 16, 2006

  2. Primary Factors for Sustainability • What practices have helped after-school programs sustain their efforts? • How can programs strengthen the community partnerships that are most likely to benefit participants? • How do programs ensure that resources continue beyond the original grant? • What are the links connecting sustainability, program quality, and positive outcomes for children and youth?

  3. Program Leadership “Effective after-school programs result from the leaders orchestrating community partnerships.”

  4. Program Staff • Cultivation of school-level support. • Full-time program coordinators. • Connection with a national or regional initiative. • Use of replicable program models. • Grassroots involvement.

  5. Performance Management • Setting & Clarifying Goals • Progress Assessment • Meet Reporting Requirements • Monitoring Program Outcomes • Evaluate Program • Evaluation Management Effectiveness • Ensure Accountability of Service Providers

  6. Funding Diversity • Public Sector (Operations) • Foundations (Start Up) • Local Private Funding • Corporate Funding • Independent Fund Raising • 21st Century Community Learning Centers • No Child Left Behind

  7. Funding Rules for Sustainability • The sustainability of after-school initiatives depends on leaders’ managerial skills and political savvy. • External partnerships sustain after-school programs but do not guarantee permanence. • Programs and funders need research-based guidance to determine appropriate funding priories. • After-school programs need diverse funding, especially from state and local sources, to achieve sustainability.

  8. Legal Issues • Child Care Licensing • State Requirements • Federal Requirements • Effects on Funding

  9. Licensing Regulations • Physical environment • Child-staff ratios • Maximum group size • Staff qualifications and background • Health and hygiene • Program activities

  10. Sustainability Practices • Leadership in the community • Staff preparation and training • Adequate Funding • Quality Programming • Meeting legal requirements (ex: licensing)

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